Cherishing Moments with My Aging Lab

I just got back from taking Lily for her annual wellness exam. At 13 years and 2 months old, a lab is already quite old. I know that our time together is coming to a close. But not yet. She has a healthy heart and lungs, and except for honking heavy breathing when it’s hot—aContinue reading “Cherishing Moments with My Aging Lab”

Beach Memories and Mindfulness

As I walked from the beach house where I was staying with friends toward the bay, I felt the long-awaited sunshine and heat on my neck and shoulders, the first gifts of approaching summer. I was born in July, a month of heavy humidity and friends away at the shore, making my birthday parties asContinue reading “Beach Memories and Mindfulness”